Hasina wanted to know how she knew her. Sophia said she had read much about the PM and Bangladesh.

“I know you are the daughter of the great leader, Father of The Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. You are also known as the Mother of Humanity in the world and you are implementing the Digital Bangladesh,” Sophia said.

The robot also said it knew it very well that the name of the PM's granddaughter was also Sophia.

“Yes, the name of Joy's [prime minister's son and the ICT adviser] daughter is Sophia,” a smiling Hasina informed the audience.

The premier then asked the robot what she knew about her vision and Digital Bangladesh.

Sophia flawlessly communicated information to the PM about her vision and Digital Bangladesh.

Saudi citizen Sophia came to Dhaka on Tuesday from Hong Kong to attend the mega ICT event. She interacted with visitors at the expo from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.

She answered questions from visitors at the Hall of Fame of the BICC at a session titled “Techtalk with Sophia”.

Sophia is a robot with its body shape built to resemble the human body.

Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics Ltd made Sophia. The company says its humanlike robots have remarkable expressiveness, liveliness, and interactivity.